Woven on a stand with a wooden form appropriate to each size & shape by Haida women (who excelled in basketry), hats were then painted with the crests of the commissioning family by Haida male artists.

“We are the Lhaq'temish, The Lummi People. We are the original inhabitants of Washington's northernmost coast and southern British Columbia. For thousands of years, we worked, struggled and celebrated life on the shores and waters of Puget Sound.” (Quoted from: Lummi Nation)